WakayamaArt & CraftsMinabe
Kishu Binchotan Charcoal
Fired above a thousand degrees until it rings like metal when struck; every maker draws the kiln differently.
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WakayamaArt & CraftsTanabe
Ryujin Lacquerware
Lacquer from a hot-spring valley, made from timber and sap taken off the same mountains.
WakayamaArt & CraftsIwade
Negoro Lacquer Technique
Made by monks for their own use; stripped of ornament and built only for strength, the utility became the style.
Wakayama
Kilns of Kishu
Several kilns nurtured by the Kishu domain survive, among them a celadon imitation made for the lord's own use.
WakayamaArt & CraftsHashimoto
Pile Fabrics of Koyaguchi
Cotton raised into a pile until it reads as fur; most of Japan's pile fabric is woven in this valley.
Tottori
Inshu Washi
Most of Japan's calligraphy paper; the fibre blend is changed for each use to control how ink spreads.
Tottori
Ushinoto Ware
Glazed in two colours split on the diagonal; Yanagi found it and made it a standard-bearer of the mingei movement.
Tottori
Nakai Kiln
Descended from Ushinoto, and shaped by the doctor's design instruction into forms that suit a modern table.
TottoriArt & CraftsKurayoshi
Kurayoshi Kasuri
Landscapes and birds woven from tie-dyed thread; the technique died out and was reconstructed by a preservation society.
TottoriArt & CraftsSakaiminato
Yumihama Kasuri
Kasuri woven from cotton grown on the sand spit, its lucky motifs boldly simplified into pattern.
TottoriArt & CraftsYazu
Inkyuzan Ware
A former domain kiln still firing in a climbing kiln, using the same local clay and ash glaze.
Tottori
Inshu Papermaking Workshops
Winter paper is made in freezing water; the speed and angle of the shaking mould decide how even the sheet will be.
Tottori
Stonemasons of Tottori
Lanterns and guardian lions supplied to shrines across the region, each quarry's masons cutting differently.
Matsue
Yakumo Lacquerware
Pictures painted in coloured lacquer and covered with clear coats; as the years pass the top clears and the picture brightens.
ShimaneArt & CraftsMatsue
Fujina Ware
Its slip technique resembles English country pottery; Bernard Leach came here, and the exchange went both ways.
Gotsu
Sekishu Ware
Great water jars fired so hard they resist salt and acid, sold to kitchens and pickling sheds all over Japan.
ShimaneArt & CraftsIzumo
Shussai Kiln
Started by five young men, guided by the mingei leaders, and still making unsigned everyday ware by policy.
ShimaneArt & CraftsMatsue
Sweets and Tea of Matsue
A tea-master lord's taste made this one of Japan's three great confectionery towns; the moulds are carvings in themselves.
Hamada
Mask and Costume Makers of Iwami
Masks are built from layered paper to stay light for violent dancing; the embroidered robes can cost millions of yen.
Okinoshima
Boatbuilding of Oki
Boats built from island timber, the curve of the hull adjusted to the sea each village works.
Kurashiki
Kojima Denim
A tabi and school-uniform town that made Japan's first jeans; its old shuttle looms now supply the world.
OkayamaArt & CraftsKurashiki
Kurashiki Canvas
Woven slowly on old looms so the yarn keeps its air; the cloth moved from ships' sails to bags.
OkayamaArt & CraftsBizen
Bizen Ware
The oldest of the six ancient kilns: no glaze, no painting - only what ash, flame and straw leave on the clay.
OkayamaArt & CraftsTsuyama
Sakushu Kasuri
Kasuri farmers once wove for themselves; the craft died out and has been brought back.